The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1887-04-08

What Are Their Mothers Think
ing About.
3avti.s Rssoui.

2aDtf&t Resoni
SORe 0f tine most Important ques
tons are Fhe must dificulE 10 trrHr
by tongue or pen. A 'bDZen times
trird 10 form an article nu the sub
iect nBw 10 be Touched upon, but
rs often have we Fpc0llest.
The other day, discussing some
drifts Of ths times. the company
said ''yau ought TO put : hat ia the
Record weiI here il is. WI hin
few months past more thnn one
man has been killed IN aIIxsisSippi
hscause '-tbere was u woman in it,
Proud familirs have even humblrd,
and trouble without ensI pnraIlrd
on many. The circumstances at
tending these killings need not
be detailed. These with other
eases, which did not result ali0geth-
% 81 badly may we'll awaken
thaught as t0 whether parents are
as prudent ~ hry should be.
some good while ago conductor
called 0u- attention 10 a beN J Of
girls on the train bOistrOusly talk
ing with some drummers aud said,
"ThoSe gIriS live IN my town. /
don't know what their mOthers are
thinking about 10 lrt them run up
anu dawn the road 10 every bail Ia
100 miles with saeh seape gracrs
~ those drunken ft.lluFs nov with
them.S H. said, II want you To no.
tice ~ you pass C rhe number
OF girls at thr drpst apparently to
meet friends" The hour VAS late,
and The gin Is were there. We have
passed THAT town many times since
nc laTe hours aud offener than not
there il "a LOT Ot girls at the depot.
But upon notier. W. have been sur
ptisr,l, panied and alarmed 10 see
that his impruuence ~ not cundned
to ole town, nor tO d0ZSH. IL il
possible that ptrrutS do not know
where thpir q daughters aref or do .
noe care Z What business have
young ladies differing around the
depot at Late hours pf the night. 1t I
girls do not know better than I'd act
So, their parents ought to know.
There il another matter that
needs corr ectiuu. We do not N
tend 10 euter upon any purely reiI
giOus tre:I ment Ot the dance. Pas
sing The spiritual phases OF tiie
Question, We might aS It decent sin-
nrr. iuSjsr I hat Spli rpspectinL : young
girls should be above the make up
OF the average public ball with its
smuggling set to muSie.7 Looked al
without The glamour Of music aud
fashion which, common seu Sc tells
~, coucealS rather than ttkr away /,
the danger, the avera ge ball, win
The rakiB.S Of Hngudly men, with
its lIcrnsr, it, dash, lis high and
often reckless iow OF animal spirits
is not the place tor guIlriPss girl
hood. The Soueeusus OF the world
testiies that such gatherings arr
dangerous TO virtue. II parents
wish their daughters to dance, they
should, at least have some care
about their surroundings.
1t it we're necessary to enforce
this point a dozen eases OF SAL end
iugs might be cited But, if parents
can not see that they ought 10 pro-
Tect their daughters from low assO-
eiariou, they must be hopelessly
foolish.
We do not wish to pursue the
subject. II Is far from inviting.
Let il he said, that % wise parent
will eUmmand and guide daughter
in the se.pcriOu OF Company IN her
amusement, in her habits. Ii there
we've more V ise parents, there would
be fewer fast girls, fewer ruineh
lives, fewer desOlate hearts. Is it
really true that parents have large
IL given up control and protection
of their daughters aud their homes
II 80 we are on the down grade As